St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
A RTICLEs OF INCORPORATION OF THE

A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
"A Anna Iron Mining Company.-Know all men
by these presents: That we, the undersigned, in
accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty
eight l2S) OF the General Laws of 1876, or the
State OF Minnesota, and of the acts amendatory
thereof. do hereby associate ourselves together
for incorporation under the name hereinafter as
sumed. and hereby organize by adopting and sign
ing the following Articles of Incorporation, to-
wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation shall he
1.-THE Anna Iron Mining Company"
Article ll-She general nature of the business to
be carried on by said corporation shall be the
mining smelling. reducing, and refining ores and
minerals; also the buying, leasing, selling, work
ing, and dealing in mineral and other lands. The
said business may be carried on outside of the
State OF Minnesota, and more particularly in the
vicinity of Crystal Falls, Marque tie county, and
State of Michigan. The place of the principal of
flee and the headquarters of the company shall be
AT the CITY OF ST. Paul, County OF Ramsey, and
State of Minnesota.
Article 1lI-The names and places of residence
OF the persons so associating TO form the said
poraton are as follows: Jacob H. Gregory Fred
erick h. Welz and Louis Haas. all of the City of
ST. Paul, County of Ramsey, and State Of Mime
sofa.
Article IV-The amount of the capital stock of
said corporation shall be one million dollars
(sl000,0U0) divided into forty thousand shares of
the par value of twenty-five dollars ($25) per
share.
Article y-The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which sad corporation shall at any
time be subject shall he the amount of the capital
STOCK at Its par value ana no more.
Article Vl-The time of commencement of said
corporation shall be the tenth day of May, A. d.
1887, and shall continue for period of twenty
eco years.
Article VII-The government of said corporation
and the management or its affairs, shall be vested
IN Board of Directors. consisting of three per-
The said Board OF Directors shall be elected
by the stockholders of said corporation for the
term of ore year, at their annual meeting to be
held in the City of st. Paul, Minnesota. on the
second Wednesday of May in each year, AMI shall
continue in Office until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Article VIII-The following named persons shall
constitute the first Board of Directors of said cor
porat on, to-wit; Frederick Il. Welz. Jacob ii.
Gregory, and Louis Haas, who shall hold their of
fee until the annual meeting of the stockho ders
in May 1887. and until their successors elected
and qualified.
Article IX--The officers of the said corporation
shall consist Of President Vice-Pres4dent Secre-
tary and Treasurer, to be elected annually by the
Board of Directors ut their first meeting after the
annual meeting of the st stockholders, and who shall
hold their office until their successors elected
and qualified, unless previously removed by q ma
jorty vote of the stockholders The ofie OF Sec
rotary and Treasurer may be held by one and the
same person.
In witness whereof the parties hereto have
adopted the foregoing Articles of Incorporation
by ailixing their hands and seals this second day
OF May, a. D. 1887.
F. R. WELL, GSeall
JACOB H. GREGORY, [Seal.
LOUIS HAAS, seal
Signed. sealed and executed in presence Of:
CHRISTIAN FRY.
Il. ID. WATTS.
STATE OLE MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY So
On tbs second day of May 1887. personally ap-
cared before me Frederick X. Welz, Jacob II.
Gregory, and Louis Haas, to me known IN be the
same persons who signed and sealed the foregoing
Articles of Incorporation and acknowledged that
they executed the 50 re as their own tree act and
deed,
lNotarial Seal.] L. ID. WATTS.
Notary Public, Ramsey Co., MINI.